Blooming Rose

Thursday, June 14, 2012

We have been having beautiful weather and I have taken time away from the computer
to enjoy more time in the garden and visiting with friends. I thought you might like to
see what's blooming in my garden so far this summer.

"Ella" is new to me this summer and I think she is quite beautiful...

This rose has been with me for many years. The apricot color varies with every stage of it's
blooming and it is always a surprise...

The final bloom is a softer hue and the size of a saucer...

Eternal Sunshine is always bright and sunny. You almost have to wear sunglasses when this
rose is blooming, even on a cloudy day...

This is the show-off rose. Absolutely loves to be dramatic...definitely not a shrinking violet....

I promise I'm getting to the very feminine pink roses!

The sage is also in full bloom which the bumble bees and hummingbirds love and all the flowers

benefit from that...

Even the cactus and all the succulents are in bloom...

Okay, back to the roses...

It looks like a little critter has landed on this old beauty...

Ahh, the lovely English roses....

Eglantyne is a soft and lovely pink rose...

Strawberry Hill is a bit brighter pink and also very beautiful...

I will save my other flowers for a future post. Right now I am looking forward to visiting all of your

Stunning and gorgeous. I cannot grow roses in our humidity except for the knockouts which is kind of like cheating. Your weather and skill makes for beautiful roses. Do show me more please. hugs, olive

wow,wow,wow...you are killing me with these beautiful roses..I have only a few that can survive my buggy soil and I thought I was doing good..look at what you have!Delightful to the eye...very nice..Enjoy each bloom...

Your Eglantyne rose is stunning, I paint huge canvases of roses, you might want to look at them, if you got my blog and look at my "page" headed "my paintings" you can see them. I specialise in only flowers.

Looking at these roses has made me realise I must finish my work in progress which I haven't touched for ages as my mum sadly is terminally ill and moved in with me and my artistic side is just keeping my blog together, no painting at all.

Thank you for sharing these, I am certainly inspired to try painting again.

Oh how beautiful! I just opened my email to your comment and clicked on your blog link. Thank you for sharing these gorgeous roses with us. I don't have any roses in my gardens. I think I should have at least one don't you? You have a lovely variety and I imagine the smell is wonderful. Thank you for visiting and strolling around my gardens. Have a lovely day! Blessings, Pamela

Susan your roses are gorgeous! I love your orange and yellow blooms. My only rose bush was full and ready to bloom then I went outside one morning to find it broken to bits and all the flowers gone...DEER! I'll try again.

Susan~ Your roses are GLORIOUS! I'm hard pressed to pick a favorite but it might be your Eglantyne~ I've never met a David Austin rose I didn't love and it reminds me of a peony! Happy Gardening to you :)

What glorious roses! So breathtaking your photos that I could almost smell them! I've completely run out of ways to describe them!. I've popped over from Pink Saturday and am so pleased that I have! I just have to join your followers so that I can find you again and visit these beautiful flowers. Many thanks. Joan

Oh my word...your garden of blooms are SOOOO gorgeous!!! Can you come over here and help me plant some roses to my ever drab front and back yard?!?! lol Gosh, I wish I could plant something and not have it die on me!!! :( I suppose I have to get used to the valley weather! When I lived near Mar Vista, the weather was perfect!!! But where I am, things tend to dry up a bit faster if I don't water them daily!!! And I tend to forget! lol Anyway, thank you for the constant garden inspiration. :) Take care and have a beautiful day!

Gorgeous images of your beautiful roses Susan, for a split second I could actually smell them!Thank you for your welcome back message, much appreciated. Always lovely when you pop in over at my blog. Enjoy your garden, so pretty!Colette xx

Susan, I had the pleasure to meet you at the French Summer Market in Santa Barbara this past weekend. Your blog is lovely and I am following you by email. I can't wait for each and every post! All the best, Rié Portobello Design